Volvo 66. 1975 - 1980

History of the Volvo Car

In 1972, Volvo purchased one-third of the
then DAF Car BV in the Netherlands and thus established itself in the small car
segment where it had not previously been represented. In the mid-1970s,
additional holdings in DAF Car BV were purchased and the company was
re-organised to create Volvo Car BV.

The first car from Volvo Car BV to
bear the Volvo name was the Volvo 66. This was a development of the previous
DAF 66 model.

The Volvo 66 was available in two versions, a 2-door
saloon and coupe and a 3-door estate. These cars had rear-wheel drive and an automatic
gearbox in the form of continuously variable transmission, CVT.